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NY S03315
Bill
Status
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristen Gonzalez
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification (GAP) Fund to provide financial awards (grants, loans, incentives) to help low- and moderate-income households remediate structural deficiencies, health hazards, and code violations that make their homes ineligible for energy efficiency and electrification programs
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Covers eligible rehabilitation projects including removal of lead paint, mold, asbestos, and radon; roof and foundation repairs; water intrusion mitigation; electrical upgrades; and plumbing/septic system improvements, but explicitly excludes installation of fossil fuel equipment
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Requires at least 40% of awards go to disadvantaged communities, with funds distributed equitably across New York's 10 regions and priority given to deteriorating neighborhoods and the lowest-income households
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Mandates tenant protections for rental properties receiving awards, including a minimum 5-year prohibition on passing improvement costs to tenants through rent increases and restrictions on evictions
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Requires the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to respond to applications within 60 days, submit annual reports to the legislature, and establish quality control and inspection processes for completed projects
Legislative Description
Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for improvements or projects relating to energy savings, green-house gas emissions reductions, climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1/7/2026